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A man protests outside the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors auditorium prior to the board's general election canvass meeting, Nov. 28, 2022, in Phoenix. Worries that rogue county officials could undermine election results by refusing to certify them have lessened significantly in the wake of the midterms, with a lone Arizona county as the exception. Still, baseless attacks on the accuracy of the election by Republican county officials and angry members of the public already are raising concerns about for 2024, when local commissions will be asked to certify the results in a presidential race. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

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Election certification delays few, but a 'test run' for 2024
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI - Associated Press
Tue,11/29/22-11:05PM , 220 Reads
Before November, election officials prepared for the possibility that Republicans who embraced former President Donald Trump's lies about voter fraud would challenge the verdict of voters by refusing to certify
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A voter drops off her ballot at a drop box, Nov. 7, 2022, in Mesa, Ariz. Fears of aggressive poll watchers sowing chaos at polling stations or conservative groups trying to intimidate votes didn't materialize on Election Day as many election officials and voting rights experts had feared. Voting proceeded smoothly across most of the U.S., with a few exceptions of scattered disruptions. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

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Midterms free of feared chaos as voting experts look to 2024
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI - Associated Press
Fri,11/25/22-4:20AM , 379 Reads
Before Election Day, anxiety mounted over potential chaos at the polls.
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Paddy McGuire, Democrat incumbent Mason County auditor, left, shakes hands with his election opponent Republican Steve Duenkel, right, before a candidate forum, Oct. 13, 2022, in Shelton, Wash. Between is Mason County Commissioner Sharon Trask. (AP Photo/John Froschauer, File)

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Election conspiracists claim some races for local offices
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI - Associated Press
Sat,11/19/22-6:52AM , 198 Reads
As voting experts cheered the losses of election conspiracy theorists in numerous high-profile races on Election Day, Paddy McGuire prepared to hand over his office to one of them.
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Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano speaks to supporters during an election night campaign event at the Penn Harris Hotel in Camp Hill, Pa., Nov. 8, 2022. Election deniers who backed Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election failed in some of their highest-profile races. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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Candidates who backed overturning Trump loss are rebuffed
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI - Associated Press
Wed,11/09/22-5:19PM , 175 Reads
Republicans made a striking decision earlier this year to nominate candidates for top statewide posts in swing states who backed overturning President Donald Trump's loss in 2020. Most of those candidates lost in the midterm election.
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